IT Procurement Manager jobs in Stamford, CT

About Harvest Hill: 

Harvest Hill Beverage Company is one of the nation’s largest independent branded beverage producers, delivering consistent annual revenue growth, with sales of just under $1 billion. The company was formed in June 2014 with the acquisition of Juicy Juice, and further expanded with 3 subsequent acquisitions which were consolidated into one company in May 2017. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes Juicy Juice®, SunnyD®, Veryfine®, Fruit2O®, Little HUG®, Daily’s Cocktails®, and Nutrament®. We manufacture, market, and distribute across multi-channels including Grocery, Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience, Foodservice, and Liquor Distributors.

Harvest Hill is headquartered in Stamford, CT with a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution facilities.  We employ over 1,000 employees in the United States and are owned by private equity firm, Brynwood Partners.  For more information, visit harvesthill.com. 

Position Summary:  

The Senior Purchasing Manager will oversee suppliers, services and strategy related to approximately $100M spend for raw materials and concentrates. Reporting to the VP of Procurement, the Senior Procurement Manager will lead and execute the company’s strategic sourcing programs for all raw materials and concentrates. He or she will have a direct impact on corporate profitability and performance as well as significant interaction with the entire company. The raw materials procurement portfolio spans a broad range of ingredients and raw materials which may include (1) fruit and vegetable concentrates, (2) sweeteners, (3) flavors, (4) acidulants, (5) vitamins, (6) preservatives, (7) starches, (8) other various materials as assigned. 

Primary Position Responsibilities: 

•    Manage and monitor raw materials and concentrates purchasing disciplines 

•    Responsible for the performance of over 75 suppliers 

•    Serve as a continuous improvement champion and drive those methodologies and techniques within the category, the company and with the supply base. 

•    Develop and execute the sourcing strategy encompassing supplier selection, price modeling, and supplier performance, and also institute a disciplined end-to-end strategic sourcing process with a focus on continuous improvement in total cost, quality, and service.  

•    Monitor all relevant commodity markets, make coverage recommendations to the VP of Procurement and Senior Leadership

•    Prepare and publish RFI’s, RFQ’s, RFP’s

•    Analyze and summarizing vendor proposals

•    Manage and maintain item pricing in ERP and other systems

•    Manage and maintain supplier files- contracts, COI’s, pricing agreements

•    Provides initial contract review for all indirect contracts 

•    Own the new vendor on-boarding process (raw materials category)

•    Conduct vendor audits

•    Engage in special projects as directed by the VP Procurement

•    Partnering with accounts payable and stakeholders to reconcile vendor invoices 

•    Preparing ad hoc analysis as directed by the VP Procurement

Requirements & Qualifications:

•    Bachelor’s Degree 

•    5 years mananaging raw material spend exceeding $100mm annually 

•    Working knowledge of the juice concentrates and other raw material markets

•    Strong team player

•    Strong verbal/communication skills

•    Strong organizational and time management skills 

•    Excellent computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

•    A self-starter with a “can do” attitude

•    Works well in a team environment and independently